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ThrowawayTestrlast Saturday at 8:19 PM1 replyview on HN

Software patents, no. They're just evil.


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yndoendoyesterday at 11:41 PM

Depends on how they are used.

Let say you come up with a patent. You let open source use the patent, GPL3 ..., for free why charging close source solutions.

That could go to funding the open source development or other gains. FANNG has the money, take it from the them by all means.

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